CBN News: 'No Right to Expose Children to Pornography': Supreme Court TX Ruling Called 'Major Victory'

This article was written by Talia Wise and published by CBN News.

In a move that protects young people using the internet, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring porn sites to verify that users are ages 18 or older. 

In a 6-3 decision, the high court rejected a challenge to the state's law, HB 1181. The law, which was enacted in 2023, requires websites to verify that a user is over the age of 18 if more than one-third of their content is considered harmful to minors.

Multi Media, LLC, and Hammy Media, two companies that operate pornography sites, argued the law violated free speech and privacy protections, including increasing risks of identity theft, extortion, and data breaches. Critics of the law also argued that it was too broad and would apply to websites on reproductive health, sex education, or LGBT issues. 

Justices who ruled in favor of Texas declared that age verification is "within a State's authority to prevent children from accessing sexually explicit content," and "does not directly regulate the protected speech of adults."

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